Surcouf Submarine WIP

keltos01 · 07-07-09, 01:14 AM

starboard :

http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/French...urcoufthe.html

port :

http://www.stpierreetmiquelon.com/Ca...urcouf1000.jpg

Guns :

section :

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rine_model.jpg

TypeSubmarine

Displacement2880 / 4304 BRT

Length110 metres

Complement8 officers + 110 men

Armament

2 8" guns (1x2).
2 37 mm AA. 4 13 mm AA (2x2).
6 21.7" torpedo tubes, 14 torpedo's.
4 15.7" torpedo tubes, 8 torpedo's.
1 aircraft.

Max speed
18.5 / 10 knots (surfaced/submerged)

Engines
Diesel / electric, 2 shafts

Power
7600 BHP / 3400 SHP (surfaced/submerged)

Or so I hope, I created this thread so that all relevant intel can be posted here.

and someone, me or another, make the model to be used ingame.

keltos

[edit 12 10 2010] was me

Quote:

Originally Posted by Admiral Von Gerlach

Phase two

Checked conning tower and aft deck in detail, some slight squaring noticed in the deck texture but not noticable at any distance. Conning tower looks great. All operations hot straight and normal.

Signing off as functional, and ready for sea.

regards

AdmVG

This is by no means the last version of the mod

I still want to change/improve :

- the periscope view : a view through a WWII french periscope would be tops, one through a later (1950s) would be ok

- I still need to make the turret change texture at the same time (July 1, 1942) as the hull and tower

- I need to change the torpedo picture in the loadout screen : the smaller torp is ok for the v24 but the v26 should be a long thin torpedo

- I need to make a TMO patch for her too

Any and all constructive criticism is welcome, people just venting off are not

this mod would not have been possible without :

the sponsoring of Hautpoul on the forum mille sabords who payed for the Surcouf 3d model on Turbosquid

the unrelenting help of my dear friend Peabody, who selflessly made the twin 8 inch gun and helped me tweak the various versions

download Surcouf v 1.6.5 :

http://www.mediafire.com/file/c0jw53...uf%20v1.6.5.7z

regards,

Keltos

ubootcomrade · 07-07-09, 01:54 AM

She's a biggie that's for sure.

XTBilly · 07-07-09, 02:09 AM

Keltos, you're the man!!!

YOU'RE THE MAN !!!!!

pythos · 07-07-09, 11:27 AM

Is it me or is that boat three decks high? Geez that thing was huge.

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 01:16 AM

http://www.sous-mariniers.fr/surcouf.php

Keltos

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 06:34 AM

a model of the sub in the making :

http://navi.modelisme.com/article444.html

a model made :

http://cbx41.over-blog.com/article-28860591.html

keltos

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 06:44 AM

if anyone 's got 64 bucks to spare... :

http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_d..._product=76581

AVGWarhawk · 07-08-09, 07:33 AM

keltos,

I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge

Alex · 07-08-09, 09:21 AM

@ Keltos : I know you sir are going to do some frigging nice 3D modeling job working on this sub

To tell you the plain truth I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful...

IMHO that is.

I wish you good luck though !

Edit

Just for the sake of clarity... What I meant by "I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful" is that the REAL sub didn't look pretty (to me).
Your work looks mighty fine though, Mr Keltos.

keltos01 · 07-08-09, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

keltos,

I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge

Well, first of all she was intended as a commerce raider... but as the war started she lacked targets...

Then she was sunk mistakenly by a US aircraft in early 1942, PC attributed to a collision with a freighter...

She's the one sub in the movie "Lorelei - the witch of the Pacific Ocean"

Keltos

gimpy117 · 07-08-09, 10:31 PM

she's got to be the largest in terms of G.R.T

kelt...if you make this I will love you forever.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-08-09, 10:40 PM

nice 64 dollar model!
it has far too many polys though (even though im sure the loss of the tower and the 6 foot high handrails will prolly loosen that up a little)

Saturnalia · 07-09-09, 12:47 AM

As a fan of big guns, she looks like a LOT of fun to sail. Even if she is butt ugly.

AVGWarhawk · 07-09-09, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keltos01

Well, first of all she was intended as a commerce raider... but as the war started she lacked targets...

Then she was sunk mistakenly by a US aircraft in early 1942, PC attributed to a collision with a freighter...

She's the one sub in the movie "Lorelei - the witch of the Pacific Ocean"

Keltos

Extremely interesting story. Tragic non-the-less.

sweln · 02-02-10, 04:42 AM

Thx guys, I didn't know about the japanese film!

07-07-09, 01:54 AM	#2
ubootcomrade Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 194 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	She's a biggie that's for sure. __________________ Oh dear, I appear to have defecated on your doorstep.

07-08-09, 01:16 AM	#5
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	http://www.sous-mariniers.fr/surcouf.php Keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

07-08-09, 06:34 AM	#6
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	a model of the sub in the making : http://navi.modelisme.com/article444.html a model made : http://cbx41.over-blog.com/article-28860591.html keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

07-08-09, 06:44 AM	#7
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	if anyone 's got 64 bucks to spare... : http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_d..._product=76581 __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

07-08-09, 07:33 AM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	keltos, I have never seen this boat. She is friggin huge __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-07-09, 02:09 AM	#3
XTBilly Officer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 242 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	Keltos, you're the man!!! YOU'RE THE MAN !!!!!

07-07-09, 11:27 AM	#4
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Is it me or is that boat three decks high? Geez that thing was huge.

07-08-09, 09:21 AM	#9
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	@ Keltos : I know you sir are going to do some frigging nice 3D modeling job working on this sub To tell you the plain truth I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful... IMHO that is. I wish you good luck though ! Edit Just for the sake of clarity... What I meant by "I'm simply sorry this boat didn't look really beautiful" is that the REAL sub didn't look pretty (to me). Your work looks mighty fine though, Mr Keltos. __________________ Last edited by Alex; 07-08-09 at 05:15 PM.

07-08-09, 10:31 PM	#11
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	she's got to be the largest in terms of G.R.T kelt...if you make this I will love you forever. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

07-08-09, 10:40 PM	#12
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	nice 64 dollar model! it has far too many polys though (even though im sure the loss of the tower and the 6 foot high handrails will prolly loosen that up a little) __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

07-09-09, 12:47 AM	#13
Saturnalia Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 53 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	As a fan of big guns, she looks like a LOT of fun to sail. Even if she is butt ugly.

02-02-10, 04:42 AM	#15
sweln Watch Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Thx guys, I didn't know about the japanese film!